We hear a lot about heart disease and other problems of the cardiovascular system. It has been a problem that has been faced by scientists and health professionals over many decades. We can be forgiven for thinking that with all the attention it has received and all the money that has been spent in […]
If you have a high cholesterol reading for any length of time then there is an increased risk that you will get thickening of the artery walls. This can ultimately lead to other cardiovascular problems, in particular heart disease. Heart disease is a leading cause of death of people in many developed countries thus there […]
High blood pressure, or hypertension, simply means that the pressure within the walls of the blood vessels has is on the rise. This can be due to varying factors such as a narrowing of the lumen due to atherosclerosis or some types of medication as well. Sometimes deposits may form within the walls of […]
Heart disease occurs when there is any type of reduction in the function of the heart muscles. This reduction of function can come in many forms such as arrhythmia or actual heart attacks. Heart disease can be something that occurs over a long period of time or something that appears quite suddenly. Heart disease, while […]
Terry Areford of Morgantown, West Virginia is one patient who wasn’t told by his cardiologist that the option of adult stem cell therapy existed for him. He was a patient at the prestigious teaching hospital attached to the University of West Virginia where he could reasonably have expected to receive the best and most advanced […]